Amanda M. Brown, Norwalk Democratic Town Committee (NDTC) chairwoman, said each Democratic candidate who has “officially filed or expressed an interest in running for office has been public service oriented and intelligent.”

“Now, they will have to prove to the NDTC and the public, why we should choose them to lead our city,” Brown said.

Republican Mayor Richard A. Moccia, a former councilman and past Republican Town Committee chairman, has said that he will wait until after the Mayor’s Community Ball on Jan. 25 to announce whether he’ll seek a fifth term.